Windael, Simon Vervaeke, Stijn De Buyser, Stefanie De Bruyn, Hugo Collaert, Bruno
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Journal of Clinical Medicine
Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the survival and peri-implant bone loss of implants with a fluoride-modified surface in smokers and non-smokers. Material and Methods: All patients referred for implant treatment between November 2004 and 2007 were scrutinized. All implants were placed by the same surgeon (B.C.). The single inclu...
Ardoino, Ilaria Signoroni, Stefano Malvicini, Enzo Ricci, Maria Teresa Biganzoli, Elia M Bertario, Lucio Occhionorelli, Savino Vitellaro, Marco
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Tumori
The best surgical choice for patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is still debated. No prospective trials have been carried out to evaluate the pros and cons of the recommended procedures: total colectomy (ileorectal anastomosis [IRA]) vs restorative proctocolectomy (ileal pouch-anal anastomosis [IPAA]). The aim of this study was to p...
Myllykangas, Monna E Aittokallio, Jenni Gunn, Jarmo Sipilä, Jussi Rautava, Päivi Kytö, Ville
Published in
Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
Women are considered to have poorer prognoses after cardiac surgery, although evidence is scarce. The authors studied sex differences and long-term outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). Nationwide retrospective cohort study. Six public hospitals and 2 private hospitals. All first-time SAVR (±coronary artery bypass surgery) patien...
Zhou, Qianjun Huang, Jia Pan, Feng Li, Jiantao Liu, Yuan Hou, Yucheng Song, Weijian Luo, Qingquan
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Translational lung cancer research
Robotic anatomic segmentectomy (RATS) for early-stage lung cancer is being increasingly performed in spite of limited published evidence. To evaluate its safety and oncologic efficacy, we compared the outcomes of both RATS and video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) segmentectomy in patients with small-sized (0.05). RATS can be performed safely and eff...
Allonen, Jaakko Nieminen, Markku S Sinisalo, Juha
Published in
Annals of medicine
Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients are widely treated with long-term beta-blocker therapy after cardiac event. Especially for low-risk patients, the benefits of beta-blockers on survival and the optimal therapy duration remain unclear. We investigated the effect of adherence to beta-blockers on long-term survival of ACS patients.Met...
Finneran, Megan Marotta, Dario A Altenburger, Dana Nardone, Emilio
Published in
Cureus
Butterfly glioblastoma (bGBM) is a malignant glioma that crosses the corpus callous with bilateral cerebral hemisphere involvement. Literature reports are scarce and highlight a dismal prognosis with limited successful treatment options. We describe a patient who survived more than five years from the initial diagnosis. A 44-year-old woman presente...
Baram, Aram Ramzi, Ramzi Mowffaq Al Bermani, Salam
Published in
The Journal of International Medical Research
Background Pulmonary resection is the preferred therapeutic option for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Despite the physiological insult, pneumonectomy (PN) may be unavoidable in patients with early-stage central tumors. This study aimed to analyze the management of early-stage left-sided NSCLC by PN. Methods This was a prospective observational...
Penjweini, Rozhin Kim, Michele M Ong, Yi Hong Zhu, Timothy C
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Physics in medicine and biology
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) that employs the photochemical interaction of light, photosensitizer and oxygen is an established modality for the treatment of cancer. However, dosimetry for PDT is becoming increasingly complex due to the heterogeneous photosensitizer uptake by the tumor, and complicated relationship between the tissue oxygenation ([3O2...
Kofron, Christopher P. Chapman, Angela
Published in
Integrative Cancer Therapies
The purpose of this essay is to inform others that it is possible to survive breast cancer with brain metastases. The second author is the subject patient and a long-term survivor of systemic metastatic breast cancer with numerous brain metastases (corresponding to 8% survivor group). We credit her survival to a combination of (1) medicine as pract...
Nieder, Carsten Mannsåker, Bård Yobuta, Rosalba
Published in
Cureus
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of a long disease-free interval (at least 36 months from the first diagnosis of cancer) on survival in patients with brain oligometastases (maximum four lesions, no extracranial metastases). Methods This study involves a retrospective analysis in a group of 89 patients treated with diff...
